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Varathane Diamond Exterior Finish, Water-Based Gloss: The Review: I love this stuff!!! There are several reasons I love this product and its interior finish equivalent: It’s relatively low cost, covers lots of surfaces, allows for clean and super clear coatings, dries well to a diamond coat that doesn’t feel sticky to touch like most acrylic … Continue reading Saturday’s Supplies – The Best Varnish Finish

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Stretched Canvas: The Review: Sargent brand offers a double primed surface, which allows you to use less paint on the painting and to take advantage of the pure white for building up layers and depth. I think it’s a great bang for the buck! As you get more comfortable with your materials, you may find … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies – Canvas: My Favourite Pre-made.

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Crescent Cardboard Sheets: The Review: I’ve had leftover sheets from a variety of sources, including reused packaging materials, but the colors often get muted or the paper falls apart under the acrylic and water. So I splurged on some professional paper and got excellent color retention and absorption. If you look hard enough and want … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: Do You Want To Play With Paperboard?

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Plywood Sheet: Taken from scrap I had around the house. Available from any hardware store… look in their cutting section for scrap pieces being liquidated. If you have construction sites nearby, go ask for scraps there too. Finally, there are more and more EcoCenters popping up and they tend to have tons… literally tons of … Continue reading Saturday’s Supplies – Scraps: Play To Your Heart’s Content!

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Canson Biggie Sketch Pads 18 In. X 24 In.: The Review: This paper is awesome. It has a semi-smooth surface and is sturdy enough to take some rough strokes. It is miles above newsprint, which has its own beauty. It is like having a smooth watercolor paper. I’ve also used this for gouache and acrylic … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: Paper – The Best Big Pad